Moonspear Listen children

Tikaani held her, which simultaneously comforted her and brought on another wave of guilt. Treepie cried for another minute or two before sniffling and pulling back to look into her dear friend’s face.

Something’s wrong with me, she informed Tiki thickly, wiping a foreleg across her teary face. I haven’t been able to leave the mountain without having, like, panic attacks. I’ve talked to a few of the adults about it but…

She gestured helplessly. None of it had done any good, at least so far. Even Alaric’s attempt to accompany her to Moonglow hadn’t worked. But she was determined to try again, lest she miss out on the upcoming hunt. The thought weighed heavily on her.

I was hoping you could come with me to try again, Tiuttuk continued with another sniffle before thinking to ask, Where have you been, anyway?

The idea that Tiki could freely come and go from Moonspear curdled her stomach. It was the same feeling she got whenever she contemplated the great hunt, a strange mixture of ferocious jealousy and frustrating longing. It was an absolutely terrible feeling and prompted more tears to well in Pie’s eyes.